Friday, 20 July 2018

Why I joined Liverpool - Alison Becker reveals

New Liverpool signing Alisson Becker says he is thrilled to have joined the club and has revealed why he opted to move to Anfield despite interest from both Chelsea and Real Madrid.

The Merseysiders made Alisson the most expensive goalkeeper in history by paying Roma £66.8million to sign him, beating off plenty of competition in the process.

New Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri wanted the Brazilian to replace Thibaut Courtois, and reportedly even made a last-ditch phone call to convince him, while Real Madrid were keen before moving for Courtois instead.

But Alisson has revealed one of the reasons why he joined Liverpool was because of the atmosphere he experienced at Anfield during Roma’s Champions League semi-final last season.